The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-18
YELLOW JACK LESS MILD.
FIVE DEATHS AND IL NEW CASES
IN "a HOURS.

odChSOlN14lS GeUS MOr0 oUdTUlllB NeWS
than is Brought by Advices Direct
from Tampa - Splendid Quarantine
Regulations in South Florida-Cold
Weather All that is Needed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-Surgeon General
Hamilton received telegram from Deputy
Collector Spencer at Tampa, Fla, this
morning saying that there have been three
cases, but no deaths since the last report.
He says it is raining and the weatheris bad
A telegram received from Deputy Collec.
tor Spencer, of Tampa, Fla, this afternoon
says: -Four deaths have occurred since the
last report and five new cases. | have
started hospital. There are several cases
of fever in Ybor City. The weather is
clearing"
JACKsoNvILLE'S ADvICES.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Oct 17-Dr.
Mitchell has just returned from the quaran-
tine camp in South Florida. There are
eighty suspects there, divided into three
camps, under DR.. +. H. Caldwell No fever
cases have developed since its establishment,
and all are in perfect health now. DR..
Wylly has thirty-eight mile Gordon
around Tampa, consisting mostly of mount.
ed armed patrols. Not refugee has es-
capped since it was formed. DIR. Mitchell
is particularly pleased at the quarantine
work and regulations in South Florida, and
says there is a likelihood of killing the fever
at once, if the weather only becomes favor
able, All inefficient and careless in-
| spectors are to be dismissed Dr.
Mitchell's official report from Tampa to-
night says that eleven new cases nave de-
| veloped and five deaths occurred in the
twenty-four hours ending at o'clock to-
day. DIR. Porter wires that the disease is
assuming a virulent form. Two of the new
patients are in critical condition. One
hundred men started work on the new gov
ernment hospital there this morning, and it
will be finished in sixty hours.
The news from Palatka is encouraging.
| There are no cases of sickness whatever and
the panic is subsiding
PALATKA's SCARE ABOUT OVER.
There has been no case of yellow fever in
| Palatka since the death of the Tampa
refugee last week and the scare is about
over there. The quarantine will probably
be raised all over the State in two or three
days and the Gordon around Hillsborough
county relied upon. There is no reason
now why persons wishing to visit Florida
| should not come, as the period of proba-
tion of the Tampa refugees has passed and
there is no further danger from Infection
In the State the business situation is en-
couraging, every train and ship coming
1
A special from Tampa to the Times Union
says: "Six new cases are reported and two
deaths. Drs Johns and Wilson are improv-
ing. The weather is sultry, but the people
are in better spirits, AS the disease yields
promptly to treatment" II is hoped the
epidemic will be stamped out.
TAMPA REPORTS ONLY FOUR DEATHS.
TAMPA, FLA, Oct. 17-Four deaths have
occurred since yesterday those of Fl. S.
| T,A atf pafI o.,L ska. IL
Wilson. In the same time five new cases
have developed, Drs Weldon and Near
| thur are among the afflicted but are doing
well. Two negroes are among the new
cases. Mail North bound is badly delayed
at the fumigation station on account of a.
conflicting or wrong Interpretation of or
ders. Physicians say the Gisease is becom.
ing malignant in form.
ORLANDO OVER ITS SCARE.
ORLANDO, FLA, Oct 7.-Orlandos citi.
zens have almost entirely recovered from
the first fright caused by the announcement
of yellow fever at Tampa. When the fever
first made its advent i'll Key West many of
the people of this city left Orlando, but
| more has left since its appearance IN
Tampa. IL was but natural that the first
| reports should cause alarm and the bulletin
boards were eagerly sought by the more
| nervous particularly as reports were of a
| meager nature Aside from the first appre-
hension, which lasted only four or five days,
this city has experienced no further uneasi-
ness Business is carried on the same as
| usual
The city has been in a splendid sanitary
condition all summer, and this has been an
| exceedingly healthy community throughout
| the season. But few deaths have occurred,
and these, with two or three exceptions,
were infants from / day old TO children
of 2 TO 3 years of age.
What city in the United States of 1000
| population can show less mortality recordi
During the past four days we have had al,
most continuous rainy weather, which has
caused water to stand, more or less, in some
of the streets that are as yet ungraded.
Mayor Peel, being fully alive to the import
| ance of having the city in good condition,
issued a proclamation on Saturday calling
on every ablebodied man to assist in clean
ing up the city, the work to begin the fol-
lowing morning.
A TOUR OF INSPECTION.
SANFORD, FLA, Oct. 17-"President
Mitchell is going to Sanford TO confer with
| DR.. Wylly regarding quarantine matters,
| and would you like to go" came over the
telephone Saturday morning into the Jack
sonville office of the Florida Bureau of the
MORNING NEWS. The invitation was ac-
cepted
Soon she train started, and then began the
work of inspection. At Orange Park DR..
G.. NJ Merrill, of Green Cove Spring, got
on board and was soon telling Doctor
Mitchell of the work. By mutual consent
Clay and Duval counties have placed the
quarantine station at West Tocoi.. Three
inspectors are ON duty on this section and
any refugee who attempts to pass them
without the requisite certificate will find
speedy resting place at quiet Tocoi. A
camp will be established there at once.
Crossing Black creek the doctor noticed that
the draw was left open after the train had
passed, contrary to the orders issued by the
Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West railway.
| When Palatka was reached the pair of in
spectors repaired to the platform to observe
the workings there. As he noted the crowds
of people pressing close to the train the
doctors usually serene brow knit and he ex-
claimed impatiently, This will never do;
this must be stopped A negro loafer
| attempted to get on the train and when the
reporter told him to get off, he laughed and
said, why, boss, Use duz that ev'ry day"
At this the doctors patience again gave
way and as he made a memorandum
of the occurrence, he remarked,
"We'll see if this is continued much
longer" He was greatly displeased at the
lack of precautions there, and said it must
be remedied at once, or the trains would
not be permitted to run through Palatka.
No passengers got on, and after delivering
| the mails and express. the train rolled on.